Traditions emerge and fall away, often for no apparent reason.
That's true with Christmas traditions, too. Although there are many enduring elements that make up our Christmas celebrations every year, some evolve and some are replaced with others that themselves become traditions.
Christmas carolers may be a rare sight these days, but there's an Elf of a Shelf in homes from one end of town to the other.
There is one tradition that seems to find itself "betwixt and between," as old-timers used
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